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STANDARD AKD MIITOR LKAMA. 



HOW SISTER PAXEY 




AN ETEICPEiN FARCE 



IN ONE ACT, 
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-I. S H. SHAW, 



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HOW SISTER 
PAXEY GOT HER. CHILD BAPTIZED, 

AN ETHIOPEAH FAECS 

insr oisriG scicjsrEi, 

BY 

J. 2. E* Shaw^ Esq* 



W tb v-'^omplete stage directions, deseriptions of costumes, and entrances and 
exits, correctly printed from the author's manuscript. 



Entered according to act of Covgress, in the year 18S0, by 

A. D. AMES, 
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HOW SISTKR PAXET GOT HER CHILD BA.PTIZE©. 



CHARACTERS. 

Brother Bones A Colored Preacher 

Sister Paxey — who is rather sly, and will dance and im- 
bibe a little when no one is about One of his member.^ 

Jim Paxey Sister Paxey' s son. 



Scene — A kitchen. 



Costumes — To suit the ctiaracters, but a little "loud. 



Properties. — Marbles, jewsharp, one bottle labelled "whiskey", one bottle 
labelled "turpentine", tumbler, two bottles not labelled, pail of water, large 
rag baby, one chair. 



Time of performance — twenty minuter. 



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HOW SISTER PAXEY GOT HER CHILD BAPTIZED. 



SCENE. — A kitchen with table, chairs, etc. Jim Paxey discovered sitting on 
thefioor, playing marbles. 

Enter Sister Paxey, l. 1 e. 

Sister P. 0, law me ! I Avonder where dat eberlastin' boy ob mine hab 
gone. If I git a hold ob him, I'll gib him one ob dem ole Virginia lickins, 
Bich as massa used to gib me, when I picked cotton down south, {she sees 
Jim) 0, here you is, you little scamp you, git a long where I sent you, 
{kicks Jim, toho runs around the stage crying.) Stop dat cry in' an* go 'long 
after dat preacher, before dat chile expires. I want him to baptize it. Dat 
beautiful creature. 

Jim. I ain't cryin', dat am de way 1 laugh. I hab been to see brodder 
Bones, and he says he will be here immediately, it not before. 

Sister P. Well, den stop dat laffin, I'm too ole to be laughed at. But I 
must iix to sustain dat preacher, to de best ob my inability. 

Jim. Well den, while you are waiting, let's have some fun. 

Sister P. All right, what shall we do? 

Jim. Why, let's run a race. 

Sister P. "l can't run, I hab got de rheumatics in one ob my legs, awful 
bad. 

Jim. I guess we will have to let dat go. But dat am a curious place to 
take de mathematics. I always thought dat people tuck dem in de head. 

Sister P. You Jim ! I didn't say the mathematics. I said the rheumatics. 

Jim. yes, I understand the rheumatics. 0, mammy, I know what to 
do now. 

Sister P. What am it? 

Jim. Let's jump. 

Sister P. d, but I can't jump ! 

Jim. sVell, mammy, suppose we dance. 

Sister P. ! but den you see, I can't dance, because one foot am a Mef- 
fi;^est an* de oder am a Presbyterian. 

Jim. 0, but you can try. 

Sister P. No I can't! no sur-ree-bob, you don't ketch me a dancin', and 
the preacher a cumin' in at any minute. Not much Sister Paxey don't let 
the preacher catch her a dancin'. 

Jim. Well, but I have some church music here. 

(pulls ajetvsharp from his pocket. 

Sister P. Where am it ? 

Jim. {showi7ig jewsharp) Here it am. I can play dat ole camp meetm 



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4 HOW SISTER PAXEY GOT HER CHILD BAPTIZED. 

song, dat broder Bones makes 'em all shout wid. 

Sister F. Ai-e you sure you can? Now Jim, I don't want to dance any- 
thing but church music, because it would be a very great sin. 

Jim. Yes, mammy, you jest bet your ole bonnet on dat. {aside) I'll fool 
mammy once any way. I'll play her Yankee Doodle, and she'll not know 
the difference. 

8iste7' P. {aside) I don't guess it would be any harm if de preacher was 
cum in and catch me a dancin' church music, [^to Jim) Well, git us some 
familiar tune, an' I'll try to dance. 

Jivi. All right, mammy, {takes his jewsharp and plays Yankee Doodle, 
they both dance until sister Paxey stumbles and falls.) 

Sister P. {rising) Are you sure dat am church music. 

Jim. Yes, mammy, dat am broder Bones' favorite tune. Dat am de one 
he makes em all shout with at de camp meetin'. {aside) I knowed I'd fool 
mammy. Dat am Yankee Doodle, but mammy don't know the diflTerence, 
and I'll not tell her anv better, or else she'll give me a thrashin'. {to sis- 
ter P.) Well, mammy, how d'you like dat tune? 

Stster P. i liou'L know as i eber heard it afore, but it seems to suit my 
taste very well. {struts around gaily. 

Jim. 0, mammy, you are way behind de times, now a days. 

Sister P. How am dat, my son? splainify dat to me. 

Jim. {aside) Well, of all the old fools I eber did see, mammy is de big- 
ist. {to sister P.) I mean dat you don't walk like de fashionable portion 
ob de population do now a days. Dey go it somethin' after dis style, only 
dey hab got more ob a twist to it. {trying to walk like a lady) Some how 
or oder I can't git dat peculiar twist to it dat de most ob em hab got. 

{continues to walk around. 

Sister P. De oder day, when I was out takin' a walk, I met one ob de 
fashionable young ladies, and she was a comin down de street a meetin' an 
oder one of the lashionable young ladies. She had on one ob dese pull back 
or hitch back, what eber you call em, and she was a comin' down de street 
some thin' like this, {shovjs hoio by taking up the skirt of her short dress) 
0, dear, my dress won't permit me to show you exactly how she was a 
comin' down dat street, but maby you can comprehend. If I disremember 
right, she was a comin' sorter this way. {shoivs how) "0, dear, I'm so 
glad to see you, it is so hot to-day, I really thought I should have expired." 
Now when I was a gal, it was different all together. They went it sorter 
this way, in muddy weatner. {shoivs hoio, by taking up her dress in front, and 
stamping rotnd the stage) And they meant business too, I tell you. Dat 
was when I was a gal. 

• Jim. 0, mammy, give me ten cents to git a bottle of soda water, I'm so 
dry after dat talk. 

Sister P. O, dear, dem rheumatics am a comin' back on me agin. You 
Jim, go an' git dat rheumatic medicine ob mine, you will find it on de top 
shelf. • 

Jim. All right, dat am just as good as soda water for me, it am awful 
easy to take. I'll go an' see if I can find it. {exit r. 

Sister P. 0, he's an obedient son, I tell you, and he's so quick. Here 
he's back agin. 

Enter Jim r. with ixoo large bottles, one labeled ^^whiskey^' the other 'Hurp^n- 
tine." He is drinking out of the whiskey bottle as he enters. 

Jim. Say mammy, which ob dese here bottles am your medicine in, dis 
one seems to taste de best. {drinks. 

Siser p. Let me see dem labels an' I can tell you which it am. 

Jim. All right, mammy, dat am de one y»u want, {hands her the tur- 
pentine bottle. — aside) I hope it am, for dis here tastes most awful good. 
{Sister P., takes bottle and reads label, "turpentine J' 

Sister P. No dis am turpentine, dis ain't my medicine j dare it am, you 



HOW SISTER PAXEy GOT HER CHILD BAPTIZED. 9 

have it in your hand. Dat am de bottle dat my medicine am in. Gib it to 
me. {points to the bottle that Jim has. 

Jim. All right, mammy, here 'it am. 

{raises the bottle as if to hand it to her, but drinks. 

Sister P. {disappointed) Yes, ihere it am, but I ain't got it yet, and ain't 
likely to either from the present appearances, {getting angry) Gib it to 
me, I say ! 

Jim. Yes, it's awful good, I got it on the top shelf, {raises bottle again to 
give it to her but drinks. She reaches to take it but is disappointed. She chases 
Jim, around the stage, but fi nail jj gives it up and stops l.) 

Sister P. {in a threatening manner) Gib dat here, I say. 

Jim. (r.) Well, mammy, here's {raises bottle and she steps up to take it) 
to your health. {he empties bottle. 

Sinter P. From de looks ob de thing it am to your own health. 

Jim. 0, no mammy, dat am de style now a days. Here mammy, you 
drink to my health the same as I did to yours, {hands her the empty bottle. 

Sister P. {pleased) All right. {goes to drink but Jim stops her. 

Jim. Hold on, mammy, you forgot to say, here's to my health. 

Sister F. {getting a glass) 0, so I did, Jimmy. Well, here's to your 
health. {tries to pour some out. 

Si'sttr P. I wonder what am in de neck ob dis here bottle, dat won't let 
my medicine come out. {looks doion the neck of bottle) Now I don't see 
anything wrong with that bottle, {shakes it, vjhen she finds it is empty) No, 
I don't think I will drink to your health, nor to any body elses, when you 
didn't leave any in the bottle. But I don't care, I can git anoder bottle, I 
guess, about dis house an' you shan't have nary a drop neither. 

Jim. All right, mammy, {exit Sister P. r.) I guess I can find some 
more medicine about dis here house some whar. {exit l. 

Enter Sister P. r., with a bottle of xoater, drinking. Enter Jim t,. with a 
bottle. Business adlibitum, when Jim looks ofi r. and sees Brother Bones. 

Jim. 0, mammy, dar am dat preacher a comin' to baptize mine little 
brodder. 

Sister P. 0, dear, I wonder what on arth dat preacher am a comin' here 
fur any way. 0, yes, I remember now, I sent you for him to baptize dat 
child. Well I must fix things up a little around here, {tries to arrange the 
room, but cannot stand steady, and sits down) well, I will just sit down on 
dis chair, an' when Br udder Bones comes in, I'll just sit still, an' he'll not 
know that I've been takin' a little too much ob my medicine. 

Jim. No, no ! Dat won't work, because dar ain't only one chair here, 
an' how am you goin' to sit on dat, an' tell him to take it? 

Sister P. Neber you mind, Jim, I'm used to these preachers. I'll tell 
him some story about it. 

Jim. {getting tipsey) All — hie — right, mammy — hie. {knock £. 

Sister P. {sits on chair) Come in — hie. 

Enter Brother Boyies, r. 1 e. 

Bones. Good day ? How do you do ? How do you come along ? 

Sister P. You mean me'n Jim, I s'pose — hie — We do as we — hie — please 
— hie — Now how do you — hie — do? 

Bones. Tolerable well, thank you, you seem to be indulgin' in somethin* 
to drink. 

Sister P. Brodder Bones, take a chair — hie — an' sit down — hie. 

Bones, {seei no chair) Sister Paxey, I don't see any chair to take. 

Sister P. 0, sense me, I forgot the chairs am all in the parlor — hie — here 
take this — hie — one, I can stand — hie. {staggers arid gives chair to Bones. 

Bones, {taking chair) Thank'ee. {goes to sit doion when she is over bal- 
anced and knocks the chair from under him, they both fall.) 

Jim. {aside) It pears to — hie — me dat somethin's — hie — dropped. 



6 HOW eiSTEB PAXEY GOT HER CHILD BAPTIZED. 

Bones, {rising and dusting his pants) Well, sister Paxey, you don't seem 
to stand very well. 

Sister P. I — hie — don't eh ! Well, I can't — hie — help that. 

Bones. You should not indulge in strong drink, an' den you could help 
it sister. 

Sister P. I wasn't a dulgin' in it I — hie — was only takin' some medicine 
— hie — for my stomach. 

Jim. Now, mammy, you — hie — said dat was — hie — for your rheumatics 
dat you — hie — took dat medicine. 

Sister P. {aside to Jim) You Jim, shut up ! I tole you — hie— not to say 
nuthin'. 

Jim. All right, mammy — hie — but dat am what you — hie — tole me. 

Sister P. {to Bones) I'll tell you — hie — Brudder Bones, I had the — hie — 
rheumatics awful bad in one ob ray — hie — legs, an' I took some ob dis here 
medicine ob mine, but it — hie — seems to hab gone the wrong — hie — way, it 
hab gone up instead ob down. You had better try some ob it, it a,m ready 
relief— hie — an' it takes eflfect right immediately, if not — hie — before. 

{offers the bottle to him — he takes it and drinks. 

Bones. Dat am good, I tell you, not hard to take either. But where am 
dat child you wanted baptized ? 

Sister P. 0, I forgot all about dat child wantin' — hie — baptizin'. I'll go 
an' fetch it in. {Bones stops her. 

Bones. no, you needn't bring it in, I can go into de oder room. Do 
you want it dipped, sprinkled or submerced ? 

Sister P. Well, if it's— hie— all the same to you, I would like to — hie — 
hab it dipped, if you can find water enough around dis place. 

Bones. All right. I guess we can find water enough. A pail full of wa- 
ter would be enough to dip a small child. I say sister, gib me some more 
ob dat medicine, my corns am a hurtin' awfully, an' if it am good for de 
rheumatics, I guess it would be good for corns. 

Sister P. 0, yes, it am mighty good for the — hie — corns. ^ {takes a drink 
then hands it to Bones) It will do your corns — hie — good. Try some of it. 

Bones. I know dat will do my corns good, for I am beginnin' to feel it in 
my — hie — toes already, {sits bottle down beside him. Sister P. takes the bot- 
tle unobserved by him, and empties it and sits it back. 

Sister P. I say, Brodder Bones, what did you — hie — come here for — hie 
— any way ? 

Bones. Well, now, if dat don't — hie — beat de dickens. When — hie — I 
come here, dey say "what'd come here for?" — hie — an' when I go away 
dey say, "when you comin' — hie — back ?" What'd I come here for, let me 
see. Why I come to baptize that — hie — child ob yours, {takes up the empty 
bottle turns it up and sits it dotvn again] I say sister — hie — Paxey, habn't 
you got some more — hie — ob dat medicine around here ? I think it — hie — 
does my corns good. 

Sister P. {gives him turpentine bottle) Here's some more, I think. 

Bones, {drinking) Am it? it don't hab — hie — de same taste, any way. 

Sister P. Don't it ? Well I — hie — can't help that. But I guess we had 
better — hie — get that child baptized. 

Bones, {suddenly jumps up) Oh, my — hie — stomach is out of order. 

{runs o/f R. 1 E. 

Sister P. I wonder what in — hie — de name ob skience eber took dat man 
off — hie — so suddenly ? I wanted to hab — hie — dat child baptized before he 
"Went. 

Jim. Why, yovx old fool, mai^imy, his--hic- legs took him off so suddenly. 

Sister P. 0, yes, I know dat, but what prompted his legs to take him off 
am a mystery to me — 0, I hab made a mistake an' gib de preacher turpen- 
tine instead ob my rheumatic medicine. But I.wish he had baptized dat 
child before he went. 



HOW SISTER PAXET GOT HER CHILD BAPTIZED. 7 

Jim, Yes, mammy, but you see, sircumstancea won't permit, they 
wouldn't in hjs case, any way, not when he had swallowed a pint ob tur- 
pentine, (aside) I'll surprise mammy, when she lays down to take her 
evening nap, I'll get the baby and baptize it while she am asleep. 

Sister P. You Jim, go an' see after dat child. 

V (staggers and falls on front of stage — sleeps. 

Jim. Dat am a curious place dat mammy hab picked on to take her nap. 

Sister P. {in her sleep) Ob, my stomach's — hie — out of order. 

Ji7n. Yes, dat am what dat preacher said. I guess a dose out ob dat bot- 
tle dat she gib df' preacher might ease her. (gets the bottle and stands over 
her as if to pour it in her face) 0, mammy don't you want a dose ? It will 
relieve you, I. know. Well now, I don't think it would be any harm to gib 
her a dose any way, I believe it would do her good, she gib it to the preach- 
er, an' she always said, "to do to others as you would hab 'em do to you," 
an' when she gib de preacher a dose ob dis turpentine, I — hie — don't think 
it would be any harm to gib her a dose according to her own rule, (gets 
bottle and stayids over her again) 0, mammy, you had better — hie — hab a 
dose, it will do you good. 

Sister P. {on floor unable to move) Not any — -hie — more, I thank you. 

Jim. Well, mammy, if you won't hab any, you can go to sleep, I don't 
care, {aside) I'll let mammy get good and sound asleep, an' den I'll — hie 
— baptize dat little brudder ob mine. I guess mammy am sound enough 
asleep to proceed with dat baptizen. She said she wanted it dipped and de 
preacher said a pail ob wnter would almost do, an' I am goin' to beat de 
preacher, I am goin' to make it do. I guess I had better bring it in here 
an' save making a slop in de parlor. {exit R. 

Enter Jim, R., with pail of vjater and large rag baby. 

Jim. Well, I hab got back — hie— but de baby am asleep, well, I don't 
care if it does wake it. Well, here goes, {holds it up as if to dip it) 0, I 
neber heard mammy say what she wanted it — hie — called, but rieber mind 
I'll call it somethin'. Now let me see — hie — General Georgo-Wasnington- 
Grantr-Davis-Lincoln-Ulyssus-Hayes-Tilden-Paxy. 1 reckon dat will be 
name enough, if it ain't, mammy can call it ober again. Well here goes. 
(holds <t up by the fret, and dip for each name, the first Uip the baby squeaks, 
but he hits it on the floor and quiets it, at the last dip leaves it sticking in pail, 
head downward) Now it can soak awhile, an' if mammy don't — hie — think 
that it am done good enorgh — hie — she can hab it done ober again. 

Sister P. (loaking) Whare am dat child ? 

Jim. (pointing to child) Dare it am. ' I've been bapiizen' it, an' I left it 
there to soak. 

Sister P. (sees baby) Git out ob dis in about three seconds. 

(seizes the broom and rims after Jim, who takes the baby as he runs. 
Jim. Come on little brudder. (Sister Paxey pursues Jim around stage as 



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Hunter of the Alps (Law 

How to Tame Your Mother-in- 
In the Wrong Box 
Jotin Smith 
doe's Visit 

Lady Audley's Secret 
Laily of Lyons 
•Life's Revenge 
Mr. and Mrs. Pringle 
My Heart's in the Highlands 
My Wife's Relations 
Man and Wite 
Mother's Fool 
Mistletoe Bough 
Miller of Derwent Water 



Kot So Bad After All 

Not as Deaf us He Seems 

On the sly 

Obedience 

Out in ttie Streets 

Paddy Miles' Boy 

Poaohei's Doom 

Painter of Ghent 

Rock Allen the Oriihau 

Restuied 

Spy of Atlanta, lb cts. 

Slocks Up Sto(;ks Down 

S[»ort with a Spoi'tsmau 

Schna]''j>s 

So)ne body's Xobody 

Saved 

Sham Pi'ofessor 

'Ihe Sj»y c<t Atlanta, 25 ets. 

The Lady of Lyons 

Tiie Mudio 

The Vow of the Ornani 

Tlie Belter Half 

The Brigands of Calabria 

The Serf 

The Poacher's Doom 

The Hunter of the Al2)S 

Thiity-Thiee Ne.xt Birthday 

The fainter of Ghent 

The Mistletoe Bough 

'L'he Miller ot Derwent Water 

The Bewitched Closet 

That Mysterious Bundle 

The Two T. J's. 

Ten Nights in a Bar-Room 

Thiee Glasses a Day 

That Boy Sam 

The False Friend 

The Sham Pro.essor 

The Reward of Crime 

The Deuce is in Him 

The Coming Man 

Twain's Dodging 

Vow of the Ornani 

When Women Weep 

Won at Last 

Wooing Under Difiiculties 

Wrecked 

WLicli Will He Marry 






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TLA TS. We sell everything in the line of di'amas and farces, and call 
tho attention of our numerous ]>:itrons to our own list. We think it em- 
braces play which will suit either professional or amateur companies. If 
however you need something, published elsewhere, do not hesitate to send 
us your order.s — our stock is very large, aiid we fill pronjptly.— Stocks of 
every publisher on hand. 

LETTERS 0-PJiVQC/JitF answered, promptly, and we solicit oorrespond- 
.ence. 1? the business upon which you write concerns you alone, enclose a 
3 cent stamp fi'r reply. Amateurs who are puzzled upon auy questions 
■rehitive to the stage will be ausv.'ered explicitly, and to the best of our abil- 
ity. 

' MANUSCRIPT TL AYS. Parties who have Mss. to dispose of should 
write to us. We will publish whatever may be meritorious, on terms which 
■will be satisfactory. 

SHEET' MUSIC. Orders for sheet music, or music books will be re- 
ceived and filled as promptly as possible. 

C^4!r/4XO(7C'i!^S^ will be sent free to any address. Send a postal card, 
with your address, and tiie catalogue will be sent by the next mail. 

HOW TO ORDER. It would perhaps seem to every one that any di- 
rections as to 'how to order' plays was entirely sui)erfluous ; but not so. 
We have many instances, and remember to have been severely censured by 
parties, some cf whom failed to sign their name to their order, or failed to 
write the state, etc. In the first place, begin your order Avith the name of 
your post olHce, county and state. If you order from our list, it is not nec- 
essary to designate, only by giving the name of the pipy ; but if from the 
lists of other publishers, state the publishers name, if you know it. Do 
not write your letters of inquiry on the same sheet with your orders, and 
make the order ali'-ai/.<i as brief as possible. When complete<i do not fail to 
sign your nn7ne verj/ plain Ij/.. Attention to these rules will 'usure the filling 
of your orders, by return mail. Postage stamps of the denomination of 1, 
2 aiid 3 cents, will be taken in any amount less than $3.00. 
■ PLATS TO SUIT COMPANIES. Amateur companies frequently have 
trouble ill procuring Plays well adapted to their wants, frequently ordering 
I>erhap3 five dollar's worth in single copies, before anything suitable can 
be found. All this can be done away wiih. Our catalogue embraces play- 
suitable for any and all companies, andif our friends will write to us, state- 
irtg the requirements of their coiuj)anies, there need be n*^ trouble, in this 
line at least, if a temperance society wants plays, we have something for 
them. If a company wants something which is very funny, we can suit 
them. In. fact, we have dramas, farces, tragedies and comedies Avhich ^oill 
suit you. Enclose 15 cents per copy, for as many copies as you may need, 
iiiiid we guarantee to suit you, if you will state the size of your company, 
aifd whetli r best adopted to the serious or funny. Give us a trial at least. 

MAGNESIUM TABLEA U LIGHTS. There is scarcely a person who 
has not been annoyed by the smoking of colored fires, which are so often 
used on tableaux, and whole scenes in dramas have Veen ruined by the 
coughing and noise always attendant on their use. We earnestly recom- 
mend the use of the Magnesium lights. They can be ignited with a common 
match, and burn with wonderful brilliancy. There is no danger in their use; 
they make no smoke and are cheap. Price, 25 cents each, by mail, post 
paid. Those who do not know how to burn them, will be instructed by 
ad<lressing the publisher. i 



